There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen by plane, unknown, or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport, travel
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
11h 48mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GLA - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
13h 49mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
16h 15mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
15h 57m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Edinburgh and Spitsbergen is 2647 km.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen, including transfers.
Spitsbergen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:48 AM in Edinburgh and 2:48 AM in Spitsbergen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Spitsbergen, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), then travel to Spitsbergen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Buchanan Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), then travel to Spitsbergen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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